ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17339, 10 December 1919, Page 12

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

| p i fl NOTES AND COMMENTS. ; "Th&third round of the Auckland Cricket i Assertion's senior championship, which waa included on Saturday afternoon, was < of some splendid batting. • WitbHhe exception of Eden, ail the teams ' madeiover 200 rune in their first innings, J Grafton" compiling the fine total of 332 runs.SThe striking feature of the matches i was iha bold bids for victory made by < University and Parnell. I VVbj|!n, Un vereity went to the wickets it 1 seem®,; judging by some of their previous 1 performances, as if a -three-point victory obtained by Grafton. The first 1 man Twas bowled without making & run, I but the second partnership between W. j Garrard and Graham was much more on- ; con raging, 40 runs being obtained. Ger- j rord 'was apparently content to keep up his > wicket and let his partner do the scorng, for he only contributed 7. Only a'single was added, for the next wicket. R. Garrard then joined Saunders, and a splendid display of batting followed, 67 runs being addeSi ' Garrard hit out in good style, and his 41 included several boundaries. Saunders was the principal contr butor to University's score, and he gave a fine exhibition *§f ' all-round cricket while compiling ' his *. '- ,„ . ! With '■> seven wickets down for 192 it ' < looked as though University would come . withSl .'reasonable distance of Grafton's ( totaljibut the "tail" was very poor, the < last ihree men making only 26 between ; i therm" ■ ' Ihis is the best performance of Univer- 1 sity 'this season, and a win should gome i < theirr.ivay beiore long. Graiton have not been defeated this', seAoO£, .and have stared the best score ' co far* in senior while E. Harspool _ has the highest individual total. Ponsonby put up a good performance ; against Eden in compiling 250. Smith was the d&ief contr.butor with 84 not out. He j was she third mar. in, and carried bis bat. j Cuilimoie was the next bast batsman' with i 77, oft which 6? were made on the previous j Saturday. , , i, Edfeh made a better showing in* their second iniungs, due principally to Bennett, | who -made 7d. He is only a young player, j but rnts; out in good style. Anything loose goes ib the boundary without much hesitation-** • ' j Pafholl made a great effort to. defeat • Nortlf- Shore., but just failed. When the . eighty wicket fall l-aruell had 224 runs to | and it as though they would* have a chance, but unfortunately I the 3»im was one man short, and the innings closed for an additional two runs. McL@)d was 56 net out, and be was batting Strdngly at the finish.' Badeley played wellAod his 53 included some very fine scoring strokes. North Shore made a poor showing in their second essay, losing three nickels for 53 runs. Nol&h Shore and Grafton are leading for the Jjjh&nip onskip, each having secured I ' ' two-ffi : nt wins in the three matches l played. • Ponsonby have had one three- I pe&nt"' win, one two-point win, and one ! loaeji and Eden one three-point win and two. losses. Parnell and University have nop won a match. J Tbuburban association. H&4 following have been chosen for prac- ' tic«r;on the Domain next Saturday in view of «tbe selection of a representative team to compete in the triangular test matches at Christmas between Whangarei, Waikato j and* Suburban Associations !— j "A" Grade—A. Kerr, Kingston, S'mpsonS W. Long, Nicholson, F. Sertoli, A. | RofigijH. Rowe, H. Wilson, P. Hopkin- I, soottß. Lonergan, B. Thomas, D. Burn- " side* A. Shergold, A. Kent. H. Dee, A. • Pell; W. Calder, W. Cloke, A. Riddle, Heitherington, Cunningham, V. Williams. "S"; GradeTubberty, Pilkington, TayThompson, Ledez, Clayton, McCormici, i Geddye, Walsh, Youd, Morris, ' White, Bushel, Thompson, Donaldson, Larigstaff, Carter. m . _-_______————. § j ROWING. ** ' i » InOTES AND -COMMENTS. Four of the local clubs spent last Saturday-? alter noon in "trial racing," and in each- instance the events ere won only aftef: hard races. All the clubs are particuJJM'Jy fortunate in hairing supporters wiling. to offer trophies for the improve* menb of rowing, and this season . their desires are being fulfilled. Just over a month has elapsed since the season} opened, and it is hard to believe • thatftin such a short time so high a standard; could be.reached. Every morning and evening all the boats are out, aud the/. officials pf all the clubs are anxiously inquiring where any new plant can be seetfisd. The one great handicap clubs are labouring under is shortage of boats. very noticeable feature is the tendency to increase the length of the course for «elub races. This is quite right, for it ia» the one thing that goes to improve the Standard of rowing. The short courses thatScall for nothing more 'than a wild sprif*J. never will improve rowingin fact, | thejfj vjrill tend to make the men tire of j the igport. * j Th«; club coaches are spending much j time 2 with the new members, but there are Still a couple of most pronounced j faulfe. ! A tendency exists with a number of njpn to finish the strike with the hands agaijjstj, the body. This is entirely wrong, for *it; means a rushing forward of the slide* and a general faulty recovery. The stroJw lis finished with the arms stretched .straight out, and the seat on the end of tge slide. Then the forward movement is cqjhrnenced. A number of the new men also£jb?ing the oar home with a thump, and;J*'spoon" vp a blade full of water. Thts«means the three or the four get an oar nearly knockei out of their hand, besides* which it helps to deaden the pace of f&el bi.-at. Although all regatta crews are hard at worgi interest in all clubs tit chiefly centred* in the crew selected for the Mc- I Ilwr&ith Cup This event will be decided | on Saturday, December 20, and if the ) weather is favourab e the course will be from! Stan ley Point to the Victoria Wharf. Thet'f&ce is rowed under the Auckland Rowing Assucinlion's rules, and the one i stipulation is. that no member of a crew I that'- has won previously can compete. j Thew starter this season will be .vxr. I Masfi'b- president of the Auckland flowing j Association. ! No advice has yet been received as to J whether the Hamilton, Ngaruawahia, ' Mertfer, or Whangarei Clubs intend competing for the Mc I wraith Cup. At tho j time of writing four loc.ii crews are avail- ' The St. George Club has selected Bird*,* .'limery, Aimer, Cousins; North , Shwfe. '■ Bennett, . Stevenson, Rutledge, i McUvvtaith; West End, E. Mcßoberts, L. pgilvy, J. Dawes, and A. H.inter; and .Waitemata, Ua-dfield, Campbell, Wolfgram and White. It is qu'.te Mikely a second North Shore crew will start. ! D&i-inz a visit to the St. George's Club this-weck, it was interesting to note the cara with which the officers are improving the plant. The recent moonlignCetxcursii/n, while providing a splen- . did "flight's entertainment, also returned a sarins iscful for i lab improvements. It is proli.iblr the club members will make a ney. departure shortly by holding a (Inn'-' picm. . so that men'hers may have a littln- relaxation from training duties. iSvunij' tri.ils wil, uf attractms» Hli e at.ti'inii>n ■■-■< members of St Ge.SeJs t'iub shortly, and the coveted UeoSgo! Cop is bound to attract Urge entiUja, The bnly fi.vture the West End Club has before ;the Whanuarci Regatta is the Mc rait Cup Ihe club will compote in efery event at Whangarei, and judging °y the.form d splnved in the lan two sets of cVuo. races the bhek and whites possess B ;, ,e .Walcnal with which to win rare. M W "'«• last meeting of ''"' '-"nunittee eiizhteen '% ' • ! 'At!Ume a -wii\ t h 1'u ing C :' ub ' fi annu * ! ; r : *K-!r4| siv r be ''- c!d at the clubhouse, , ' *x&L fortrott UVe been elected to . : \'i ; ■KwU, menii, ' /'•. Smth. the :»^;?iBoaT U ? ed i ,ir6t •• Wee, jfflSfc. t**nM y Co.<W„—" Wolf ?ram, m**tl t liynch( ; Buek , cy

Madden, Allen; Campbell, Rich, King, ] Hewitt Herring, Lucas, Ghent, Hudle- ! ston White, Bryant, Rosser, Donaldson; ] Cairns * Doubleday, Peace, Doubleday;! A. Wolfgram, Buchanan, Williams, Pal- ■ tridge. The drawing is as follows : First Heat: Hadfield, Campbell, and Marshall. Second Heat: Buckler, Herring, and A. Wolfgram. Third Heat: O. Wolfgram and Magee. Fourth Heat: Cairns and White. 'the North Shore Club had a splendid series-of races last Saturday. Among the competitors was the veteran Geo. Barrett, who has just entered his sixtieth year. He started his rowing career with the, old Waitemata Ciub in the days of whaleboat racing, and was a member of the champion; crew. Dr. Hegan has presented a set of trophies to the North Shore Club, and those will be rowed for at an early date. So far only the following crews have been selected by the North Shore Club for the Whangarei Regatta :Light-weight Maiden : Harvey, Zeigler, Sissons, EmeralL Heavy Juniors: Fraser, White, Baxter, Fairgray. Seniors: Bennett, Stevenson, Rutledge, Mcllwraith. BOXING. NOTES' AND COMMENTS. Tho boxing contest under tlm auspices of the Northern Boxing Association on Friday evening, between J. Clabby, the clever American middleweight, and A. Pooley, New Zealand's champion heavyweight, for a purse of £250, is already creat ng widespread interest, and it is anticipated that the seating accommodation of, the Town Hall will be taxed to the utmost when the contestants face each other in the ring Clabby is held by many to be the cleverest middleweight boxer in the world, and his lone record of successes in America and Australia gives weight to the c aim He en isted with the Australian forces during the war, and since returning from act've service has demonstrated in several contests that he has lost none of bis boxing ability. Pooley ib said to be in better condition and to have shown better boxing form during his recent training operations than he ■ has ever previously revealed, and against Clabby he is expected to put up

the best performance of his career. He j will have the advantage of about a stone in weight over his elus : ve opponent, and as he is no novice in ring craft the doughty middleweight should find the local man considerably more formidable than his than his first opponent in the Dominion. I 1 he pre.im nary amateur bouts that i have been arranged for Friday evening ( should provide exce lent contests. The < bantam weights, Fletcher and Whittome, 1 met previously at Whangarei, when the \ decision went to the former after a very ' x close contest. It would be no surprise, , to see the decision reversed. The light- j : weights,' Eeenan and Brown, have also ' ' previously met in the r ng, and the com- j 1 ing contest is expected to be very fast, I j "with little between the pair at the finish. h Another pair of lightweights in Turking- | ton and Griffin are a!so expected to pro- i ' vide an interesting bout. The welter- I ' we'ght contest between Graham and j ' | Pernio, of Waikato, is being looked for- j \ ward to with interest. Graham has shown < his superiority over the rest of Auckland's welters, and Penno was successful in his I class at the recent Hasni'ton tournament. There are several people ' who figure '< prominently in the boxing world of Aus- ' tralia in Auckland at present. D. Mullins, i who tra'ned Johnson for his memorab'e I j contest with Burns for the world's cham- ! pionship in Sydney, and who acted as ; j mentor to many other notable boxers, is ' ! visiting Anck'and for the first time He has just returned from active service with . the Australian Force?. While on service I he had charge of the Australian team of boxers. . T. Cubitt, who is in charge of the training operations of J. Clabby, is also a we 1-known Sydney trainer, who was associated with D Smith, the New Zealand boxer, who figured among the best of the world's middleweight boxers a few years ago. M. McCleary, who is sparring with J. Cabby, is a New Zealand heavyweight, who has just returned from active servce. McCleary is regarded by good judges as a boxer with a future. &■. LAWN TENNIS. INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS. / The following are additional results of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competitions, which were com- ! menced on Saturday, the players for the first-mentioned club taking precedence in ; each case : — OTAHUHO V. BIRKENHEAD AND NORTH(X)TE. Men's Singles —Montgomery defeated Whitbread, 9—4; Webster defeated Jenk nson, 9—5; Brown lost to Cavage, 6— 9; Aickin lost to Metje, 2—9. L; dies Singles ;—Miss J. McArthur defeated Miss Cndness, 7—o; Mies Peek defeated Miss Tearcley, 7 4. | Men's Doubtes:— Montgomery and Webster defeated Whitbread and Jenkinson, 9— -5 ; Ai«:kin and Brown lost to iCavage I and Metge, 7—9; Clark and West defeated Potter and Trenoweth, —i. ! Ladies' Doub'es: — Miss J McArthur and Mis,s Peek hist to M'sses Oadness and | Teamley, 6-7; Mrs. Whiteley and Miss C. McArthur lost to Misses Potter and Hunt, 5—7. Combined Dniib'es:—Clark and Mrs. Whitelev defeated Potter and Miss Potter, 7—3; West and Miss C McArthur lost to , Trenoweth and Miss Hunt, 5— Otahuhu won, 7--6. ANDKRSON ORKEATS BROOKES. Describing the match between Norman Brookes and -I O. Anderson, in whir-h the former for the first time since 1896 lost a love set, the Sydney Referee says: The weather was ideal There was a clear I sky and practical no wind , Once Gerald Patterson and Brookes got going their play commanded the interest of all. Tile defeat of Norman Brookes by I J. 0. Anderson, and the cleanness on the i day of that win left no answer as to its I merit. ' It would he foolish to nay that Brookes I was in his old time form at any time dnr- ! ing the day : but after the first set Anderson's superiority left a considerable I margin of safety, and this much is cerI tain, that in Anderson New South Wales has a player of full Davis Cup rank in, I* his best momenta. j Anderson's first match was in the morning against Gerald Patterson, and al- , though he failed to 'take a set he went ] very close to scoring in the second, when he broke through Patterson's service, and only had,to keep winning his own to take the set. As usual at such crises, PatterI son's game rose, and he won 6—l, B—6. I It wins in his play against Brookes that Anderson rose to heights hitherto un- . known in his game. He took the first three games, and led at —1 and scorer! I the set in th« usual approved fashion. It ! looked quite a sure thine for Brookes. j A few minntes ir>term ; and the second set commenced. Anderson served first anrl sent d-.wn fi-st services of immense power, which landed almost on the service lines, and in the most unexpected spots. Glearlv he was training confidence. Afr-iirt Anderson had the delivery, and the call was 30, Anderson leids. RrookeiJ braced determinedly for his i next service game, and got in fine sor- j vies to Anderson's backhand. He stenped aside or played~them on his backhand and from either side. The call was* 4— It was Anderson's service. Once more he served splendidly and gave Brookes no chance with his first service, nod feared him not a bit when he took the next after his returns of the second services. | It is true B-ookes' returns lacked sting and hopped high; but his volleying also was beaten, «nd he made many errors on easy balls. It was not the old Brokes; but it was a new Anderson. He took his own srrvi-e aga ; n, and led s—o. Brookes faltered under the pressure and going for lenrnh hit over the base lines, and that which was unthinkable had happened. Brooke*, for the first time in his «!!!&• 8 i V C in his fir?t Interstate , match in. 1896, when a mare colt of 18,

had lost a love sot. The crowd! cheered the performance, but even then i expected Brookes to find, an answer. ' ■ He could find none. 5 ? Strive as he might' he could do no better than win his own services-for the first two, and. then ho again lost his own in the sixth game of the set and the call was 4—2 in favour of Anderson. The latter was gaining confidence with every rally. Brookes rallied in the seventh game, and scored against the service , or the ; first time since the first set, Anderson for ! a moment faltering. Again, however, , Brookes lost his own service, and the score was 5—3 in favour of Anderson.; A crisis indeed. Then the tall N.S.; Welshman girded up his loins for mighty J services,, and three cannon balls hurtled i over the net, and came not back—o. Three match points to Anderson. Another fine service, but the umpire made an error, and it was replayed. Once more , Anderson sent down a severe delivery, j and answering a weak reply, seemingly > •won the point, and with the abandon of a mere boy threw his racket in the air, jumped after it, and roared his delight without restraint, and rushed, laughing wildly, to the net. But again the umpire was not satisfied, and ordered a replay for a reason which was not apparent. "Then came tho v generosity of the master. Brookes, receiving an.easy second service, quietly confirmed Anderson's win by pushing the ball into the net, and again Anderson laughed boyishly and cried *" Oh,' i ' thank you! " out loudly. Brookes lost i like a champion. The score was 36, i 6—o, 6—3. ATHLETICS. ' j Mr. R. H. Tnder, who has been apSiiated assistant master at the . Seddon emoria] Technical College, with special 1 charge of sports for boys of the. Technical ■ High School, represented Surrey County I in Rugby in 1908 and 1909 and Somerset '■ County in Association football in 1911. 1 He is also a first-class cricketer and ! hockey-player. At Bisley, England, 'n ' 1901, he won the recruits' medal of the I I Second Border Volunteer Battalion.